KENT BUSINESSES SHORTLISTED FOR NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD
The Rural Business Awards, supported by Amazon, is the only UK-wide programme dedicated to showcasing the success of rural businesses Four companies from Kent are in the running to be named the best rural businesses in the UK after being…
Digitom Turns 10
Tunbridge Wells-based video production company Digitom has marked its tenth year by winning ‘Video Production Specialists of the Year’ in the South England Prestige Awards 2020 and ‘Best Video Production Company – Kent’ in the UK Enterprise Awards 2020. Digitom,…
Sevenoaks Company Holeshot PR Land Prestigious Segway Powersports And Kawasaki Contracts
Sevenoaks based comms agency Holeshot PR has had a double bonus recently, winning contracts to manage the PR and social media accounts for Segway Powersports and Kawasaki motorcycles. The motorcycle-automotive specialist agency fought off the competition of much larger companies,…
Kent Company Launches New Service To Help Consumers Choose The Right Heating System
The UK has one of the highest domestic boiler replacement rates in Europe, but a new website (www.theheatinghub.co.uk) and suite of services launched by Kent-based consumer advice specialists The Heating Hub aims to help consumers select the right boiler for their homes and reduce the premature replacement of heating systems. Targeted…
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Digital specialist Six Two acquired by Branscombe Group to drive growth and ambitions
Six Two, a digital agency specialising in website strategy, design, development, hosting, support and optimisation, is delighted to announce its acquisition by Branscombe Group, a private family owned investment group focused on uniting and managing media businesses for long-term growth.…
Kent Gifting And Souvenir Business Secures HSBC UK Support During COVID-19
A family-owned importation business has secured a seven-figure loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to support trading during Covid-19. Broadstairs-based Elgate Products supplies giftware, souvenirs, garden, homeware and bespoke products to businesses across the…
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National Lockdown Business Grant Scheme
Following the announcement that the country will go into another lockdown from Thursday 5 November the Government will make funding available to all Local Authorities to cover certain types of businesses that might be affected. Cllr Paul Harper, Chairman of…
Bellway Acquires Land To Deliver A Further 21 New Homes In Hoo St Werburgh
Bellway has completed the purchase on a parcel of land where it will deliver an additional 21 homes in Hoo St Werburgh. The 1.16-acre site, known as Hillcrest, sits to the south of Ratcliffe Highway in the Medway village. It…
Innovative Lottery Scheme Could Hold Key To Charity Fundraising Crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has created huge problems for fundraising across Kent’s charity sector, but The Kent Autistic Trust is hoping a boost in membership to its weekly lottery will raise much-needed income for their Family Support service. The Kent Autistic Trust provides support services for autistic…
Ashford Metalwork Business Protects Over 240 Jobs With HSBC UK Support
MJ Allen Group, a family-run metalwork and engineering company based in Ashford, Kent, has protected its 62 year old legacy and secured over 240 jobs following a seven-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) from HSBC UK. The business’ work dramatically…
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Kent Businesses Back Boost For Young People
The Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce (KICC) is set to deliver a countywide Kickstart programme to help get young people into work placements after agreeing to partner with all of Kent’s Further Education Colleges; EKC Group, MidKent and North Kent. …
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SearchFlow’s Customer Services Manager announced as CXA 2020 judge
SearchFlow – the UK’s largest provider of legal due diligence data for residential and commercial property transactions, which is based in Kings Hill, Kent – is delighted to confirm that its Customer Services Manager, Katriona O’Hare, has been selected as…
U+I GETS COUNCIL SUPPORT TO TRANSFORM KENT SITE INTO THRIVING GREEN BUSINESS DISTRICT
New business community will be centred on sustainability and wellbeing The scheme will alleviate a severe shortfall in office and industrial space in the area Regeneration specialist U+I has been given support by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to transform 30…
FREE MICROSOFT 365 SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CHARITIES
Free Microsoft 365 subscriptions for charitable and not for profit organisations. As the current worldwide pandemic of Covid-19 continues to cause disruption and restrictions across the world charitable organisations across the UK face a challenging winter on top of what…
SELF EMPLOYED ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME
Maidstone Borough Council is reminding anyone who is self-employed to apply for a second government grant from today Monday 17 August. The Self Employment Income Support Scheme, which is open for applications from today, allows individuals and partnerships whose work…
KENT BASED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SEES REVENUES UP BY OVER 50%
chilliapple, the web and app development agency in Edenbridge, is bucking the trend. Despite the pandemic and the challenges this has brought to the county, the company has experienced a dramatic uplift in demand for its services. COVID-19 has meant…
FORMER INTERNATIONAL AGENCY DIRECTOR SETS UP CONSULTANCY IN BROMLEY
Briggy Anderson, who formally headed up the consumer division at an international comms agency, has set up her own consultancy in Bromley. The newly founded agency, Phoenix Rose PR and Communications, offers public relations and communications for brands and businesses…
INDEPENDENT HOSPITALITY BUSINESS REOPENS TWO LOCATIONS WITH HSBC UK SUPPORT
Framptons, an independent café, bar and kitchen company, reopened two of its locations last month, following a six-figure loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Framptons has three locations across the south of England –…
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BROMLEY ACCOUNTANCY FIRM SECURES FIRST PERMANENT PREMISES
Kent-based accountancy firm, Adiva Accountants, has acquired its first permanent premises in Bromley after securing six-figure funding from NatWest. Previously located on Bromley High Street, the company has used a £456,000 funding package from the bank to purchase a 76…
DEADLINE ANNOUNCED FOR MAIDSTONE BUSINESSES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is urging local businesses to apply for grants if they haven’t already as the deadline of Friday 28 August has been announced. The government provided MBC with £28m, and the Council has paid out 99% of…
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